Butterflies
HABITAT: ALL = all habitats, AG = agricultural, AR = arboretum, CH = chaparral, DI = disturbed, GR = grassland, prairie, ME = mixed evergreen forest, RI = riparian, RW = redwood forest
HOST FOOD describes the plant(s) eaten by caterpillars: + = many larval host foods
from: “The Natural History of the UC Santa Cruz Campus” 2nd edition.
A PDF version of this list can be accessed here.
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Species |
Common Name |
Habitat |
Host Food |
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Family Papilionidae |
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Battus philenor |
Pipevine swallowtail |
AR |
Pipevine |
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Papilio eurymedon |
Pale swallowtail |
CH, AR |
Buckthorn, Rose families |
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Papilio rutulus |
Western tiger swallowtail |
AR, DI |
Willow family |
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Papilio zelicaon |
Anise swallowtail |
DI |
Carrot family |
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Family Pieridae |
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Anthocharis sara |
Sara orangetip |
ME |
Mustard family |
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Colias eurytheme |
Orange sulphur |
AR, DI, GR |
Pea family |
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Euchloe ausonides |
Large marble |
GR, AR |
Mustard family |
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Pieris napi |
Mustard white |
RW |
Mustard family |
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Pieris rapae |
Cabbage white |
DI, AG, GR |
Mustard family |
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Phoebis sennae |
Cloudless sulphur |
AR |
Planted Cassia |
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Pontia protodice |
Checkered white |
DI, AR |
Mustard family |
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Family Lycaenidae |
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Callophrys augustinus |
Brown elfin |
CH |
Many |
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Callophrys dumetorum |
Bramble hairstreak |
CH |
Buckwheat, deerweed |
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Celastrina ladon |
Spring azure |
ME, AR |
Shrubs and trees |
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Everes amyntula |
Western tailed blue |
CH, RW |
Pea family |
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus |
Silvery blue |
GR, AR |
Pea family |
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Habrodais grunus |
Golden hairstreak |
CH, ME |
Chinquapin |
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Leptotes marina |
Marine blue |
GR |
Pea family |
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Lycaena helloides |
Purplish copper |
AR |
Dock |
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Lycaena xanthoides |
Great copper |
CH, GR |
Dock |
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Plebejus acmon |
Acmon blue |
CH, AR, GR |
Pea, Buckwheat families |
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Plebejus icarioides |
Biosduval's blue |
GR |
Lupine |
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Satyrium californicum |
California hairstreak |
CH |
Oaks |
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Satyrium saepium |
Hedgerow hairstreak |
CH, ME |
Ceanothus |
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Satyrium sylvinum |
Sylvan hairstreak |
RI |
Willows |
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Strymon melinus |
Gray hairstreak |
All |
Many |
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Family Nymphalidae |
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Adelpha brewdowii |
California sister |
ME, AR |
Oaks |
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Agraulis vanillae |
Gulf fritillary |
AR |
Passionvine |
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Boloria epithore |
Pacific fritillary |
ME |
Violets |
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Ceryonis pegala |
Common wood-nymph |
GR, RI |
Grasses |
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Chlosyne palla |
Northern checkerspot |
ME, GR, AR |
Sunflower family |
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Coenonympha tullia |
Common ringlet |
AR, GR |
Grasses |
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Danaus plexippus |
Monarch |
AR, GR, All |
Milkweeds |
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Euphydryas chalcedona |
Variable checkerspot |
AR, GR |
Figwort, Honeysuckle families |
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Junonia ceonia |
Common buckeye |
GR, DI, AR |
Plantain + |
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Limenitis lorquini |
Lorquins Admiral |
AR, RI |
Willow family + |
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Nymphalis antiopa |
Mourning cloak |
AR, ME, GR |
Willow family + |
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Nymphalis californica |
California tortoiseshell |
ME |
Ceanothus |
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Nymphalis milberti |
Milbert's tortoiseshell |
ME |
Nettles |
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Phyciodes mylitta |
Mylitta crescent |
AR, DI |
Thistles |
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Phyciodes campestris |
Field crescent |
AR, GR, DI |
Sunflower family |
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Polygonia satyrus |
Satyr comma |
ME |
Nettles |
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Speyeria adiaste |
Unsilvered fritillary |
RW |
Violets |
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Speyeria coronis/callippe |
Callipe/Coronis fritillary |
ME, AR |
Violets |
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Vanessa annabella |
West coast lady |
GR, DI |
Mallow family |
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Vanessa atlanta |
Red admiral |
AR |
Nettles |
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Vanessa cardui |
Painted lady |
GR, AR |
Thistles + |
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Vanessa virginiensis |
American lady |
GR, AR |
Sunflower family |
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Family Hesperiidae |
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Atalopedes campestris |
Sachem |
DI, GR, AR |
Grasses |
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Erynnis pacuvius |
Pacuvius duskywing |
ME, CH |
Ceanothus |
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Erynnis propertius |
Propertius duskywing |
ME |
Oaks |
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Erynnis tristis |
Mournful duskywing |
ME |
Oaks |
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Heliopetes ericetorum |
Northern white-skipper |
CH |
Mallow family |
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Hesperia comma |
Common branded skipper |
GR |
Grasses |
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Hylephila phyleus |
Fiery skipper |
GR, DI, AR |
Grasses |
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Lerodea eufala |
Eufala skipper |
GR, AR |
Grasses |
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Ochlodes agricola |
Rural skipper |
AR, DI |
Grasses |
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Ochlodes sylvanoides |
Woodland skipper |
All |
Grasses |
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Poanes melane |
Umber skipper |
ME, GR, AR |
Grasses |
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Polites sabuleti |
Sandhill skipper |
GR |
Grasses |
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Pyrgus communis |
Common checkered-skipper |
DI, GR, AR |
Mallow family |
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Pyrgus ruralis |
Two-banded checkered-skipper |
GR, AR |
Rose family |
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Thorybes pylades |
Northern cloudywing |
GR, AR |
Pea family |
